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Harmony

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker loved music. Most people do, I guess. But Kage was one of those folks whose life required a soundtrack, and she worked hard at achieving that. She said it was because of growing up with cartoons. At an … Continue reading →

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On The Road But Off My Head

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker, as I have often observed, loved to travel. One of the great joys of adulthood, for her, was the ability to just take off at a moment’s notice – out the door and away on the first road … Continue reading →

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Portents of an Early Autumn

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker always mourned the end of summer. Not only was Summer her favourite season, she found serious drawbacks to the approach of Fall. A shirt-sleeve environment, for Kage, failed below 75 degrees. When the crepe myrtles began to blossom, … Continue reading →

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Other Stuff. Happening Somewhere Else.

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker often used random Web surfing to ease her passage into productive writing. Not to solve writer’s block. She seldom had that for more than an hour or so, and a ruthless hour weeding and pruning in her garden … Continue reading →

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Stuff. Happening.

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker was wont to remark, wisely, that stuff  just happens. She (also wisely) didn’t specify precisely what kind of stuff happened, because, really – you just never know in advance. And with us, it could always be really wild … Continue reading →

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New Buke!

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker loved her chosen writing devices. She had to have close personal relationships with them, or her Muse refused to talk to her. Her longest-lasting relationship was with good pens and bad paper. She was very picky about her … Continue reading →

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Paradoxes in Pictures

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker loved days when lots of interesting things cropped up in the news. She didn’t like being interrupted to learn about them – I saved ’em up for mealtimes and long drives, usually. And those times when Kage would … Continue reading →

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Finding Your Own Fun

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker disliked surprises. She didn’t care for changes, she detested practical jokes, and even “nice” surprises like birthday presents made her nervous. What if she didn’t like them? What if they forced changes on her routines? What if she … Continue reading →

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Adventures In Grist

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker clung to the philosophy that everything was grist for the writer’s mill. It wasn’t that she was desperate to find material for stories – inspiration was her constant companion; her Muse guided her through her days with his … Continue reading →

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Jump-starting Sessile Behaviour

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Kate

Kage Baker taught me that a writer sometimes needs to jump-start their writing. Forcibly. Perhaps with explosives. This means that writers can fall into behaviour totally lacking the energy curve sufficient to make the leap into actual writing. Research slowly … Continue reading →

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